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WO2014049862A1
WO2014049862A1 PCT/JP2012/075209 JP2012075209W WO2014049862A1 WO 2014049862 A1 WO2014049862 A1 WO 2014049862A1 JP 2012075209 W JP2012075209 W JP 2012075209W WO 2014049862 A1 WO2014049862 A1 WO 2014049862A1
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勇 岸添
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横浜ゴム株式会社
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Priority to US14/405,145 priority patent/US10189318B2/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C19/00—Tyre parts or constructions not otherwise provided for
    • B60C19/08—Electric-charge-dissipating arrangements
    • B60C19/082—Electric-charge-dissipating arrangements comprising a conductive tread insert
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    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C11/00—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
    • B60C11/0041—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts comprising different tread rubber layers
    • B60C11/005—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts comprising different tread rubber layers with cap and base layers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C19/00—Tyre parts or constructions not otherwise provided for
    • B60C19/08—Electric-charge-dissipating arrangements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C19/00—Tyre parts or constructions not otherwise provided for
    • B60C19/08—Electric-charge-dissipating arrangements
    • B60C19/084—Electric-charge-dissipating arrangements using conductive carcasses
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C19/00—Tyre parts or constructions not otherwise provided for
    • B60C19/08—Electric-charge-dissipating arrangements
    • B60C19/088—Electric-charge-dissipating arrangements using conductive beads
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C11/00—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
    • B60C11/0008—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts characterised by the tread rubber
    • B60C2011/0016—Physical properties or dimensions
    • B60C2011/0025—Modulus or tan delta
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C11/00—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts
    • B60C11/0008—Tyre tread bands; Tread patterns; Anti-skid inserts characterised by the tread rubber
    • B60C2011/0016—Physical properties or dimensions
    • B60C2011/0033—Thickness of the tread
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S152/00—Resilient tires and wheels
    • Y10S152/02—Static discharge

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  • the present invention relates to a pneumatic tire, and more particularly to a pneumatic tire capable of improving the charge suppression performance.
  • an antistatic structure using an earth tread has been adopted in order to discharge static electricity generated when the vehicle travels to the road surface via a pneumatic tire.
  • the earth tread is exposed on the tread rubber tread surface, passes through the cap tread and the under tread, and is disposed in conductive contact with the belt layer.
  • static electricity from the vehicle side is discharged from the belt layer to the road surface via the earth tread, thereby preventing the vehicle from being charged.
  • Patent Documents 1 and 2 are known.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a pneumatic tire capable of improving the charge suppression performance.
  • a pneumatic tire according to the present invention includes a carcass layer, a belt layer, a tread rubber having a cap tread and an under tread, a pair of sidewall rubbers, a pair of rim cushion rubbers, A pneumatic tire provided with an earth tread that is exposed to a tread rubber tread and penetrates the cap tread and the under tread to be conductively in contact with the belt layer, the earth tread being connected to the belt layer.
  • the contact portion has a widened portion whose cross-sectional area is widened toward the contact surface with the belt layer, and the widened portion of the earth tread has a side shape that is convex in the tire width direction.
  • the contact area between the earth tread and the belt layer is increased by the wide area of the earth tread at the contact portion with the belt layer, and the contact between the earth tread and the belt layer is increased. A state is secured stably.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view in the tire meridian direction showing a pneumatic tire according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a tread surface of the pneumatic tire depicted in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing the antistatic structure of the pneumatic tire shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the antistatic structure of the pneumatic tire shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a modified example of the earth tread described in FIG.
  • FIG. 6 is a chart showing the results of the performance test of the pneumatic tire according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view in the tire meridian direction showing a pneumatic tire according to an embodiment of the present invention. This figure shows one side region in the tire radial direction. The figure shows a radial tire for a passenger car as an example of a pneumatic tire.
  • Reference sign CL is a tire equator plane.
  • the tire width direction means a direction parallel to a tire rotation axis (not shown), and the tire radial direction means a direction perpendicular to the tire rotation axis.
  • the pneumatic tire 1 has an annular structure centered on the tire rotation axis, and includes a pair of bead cores 11, a pair of bead fillers 12, 12, a carcass layer 13, a belt layer 14, and a tread rubber 15. And a pair of sidewall rubbers 16 and 16 and a pair of rim cushion rubbers 17 and 17 (see FIG. 1).
  • the pair of bead cores 11 and 11 has an annular structure and constitutes the core of the left and right bead portions.
  • the pair of bead fillers 12 and 12 are disposed on the outer periphery in the tire radial direction of the pair of bead cores 11 and 11 to reinforce the bead portion.
  • the carcass layer 13 is bridged in a toroidal shape between the left and right bead cores 11 and 11 to form a tire skeleton. Further, both end portions of the carcass layer 13 are wound and locked outward in the tire width direction so as to wrap the bead core 11 and the bead filler 12.
  • the carcass layer 13 is formed by rolling a plurality of carcass cords made of steel or an organic fiber material (for example, aramid, nylon, polyester, rayon, etc.) with a coat rubber, and has an absolute value of 80 [deg].
  • a carcass angle of 95 [deg] or less inclination angle in the fiber direction of the carcass cord with respect to the tire circumferential direction).
  • the carcass layer 13 has a single-layer structure composed of a single carcass ply.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and the carcass layer 13 has a multilayer structure formed by laminating a plurality of carcass plies. Also good.
  • the belt layer 14 is formed by laminating a pair of cross belts 141 and 142 and a belt cover 143, and is arranged around the outer periphery of the carcass layer 13.
  • the pair of cross belts 141 and 142 is formed by rolling a plurality of belt cords made of steel or organic fiber material with a coating rubber, and has an absolute value of a belt angle of 20 [deg] or more and 40 [deg] or less.
  • the pair of cross belts 141 and 142 have belt angles with different signs from each other (inclination angle of the fiber direction of the belt cord with respect to the tire circumferential direction), and are laminated so that the fiber directions of the belt cords cross each other. (Cross ply structure).
  • the belt cover 143 is formed by rolling a plurality of belt cords made of steel or organic fiber material coated with a coat rubber, and has a belt angle of ⁇ 10 [deg] or more and 10 [deg] or less in absolute value. Further, the belt cover 143 is disposed so as to be laminated on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the cross belts 141 and 142.
  • the tread rubber 15 is disposed on the outer circumference in the tire radial direction of the carcass layer 13 and the belt layer 14 to constitute a tread portion of the tire.
  • the tread rubber 15 includes a cap tread 151, an under tread 152, and left and right wing tips 153 and 153.
  • the cap tread 151 has a tread pattern and constitutes an exposed portion (such as a tread surface) of the tread rubber 15.
  • the under tread 152 is disposed between the cap tread 151 and the belt layer 14 and constitutes a base portion of the tread rubber 15.
  • the wing tips 153 are arranged at the left and right ends of the cap tread 151 in the tire width direction, respectively, and constitute a part of the buttress portion.
  • the cap tread 151 is laminated so as to cover the entire under tread 152 while sandwiching the under tread 152 between the belt layer 14.
  • wing tips 153 and 153 are arranged at the boundary between the left and right end portions of the cap tread 151 and the left and right sidewall rubbers 16 and 16, respectively, and are exposed on the surface of the buttress portion.
  • the pair of side wall rubbers 16 and 16 are arranged on the outer side in the tire width direction of the carcass layer 13 to constitute left and right side wall portions.
  • the end portion of the sidewall rubber 16 on the outer side in the tire radial direction is inserted into the lower layer of the tread rubber 15 and is sandwiched between the tread rubber 15 and the carcass layer 13. .
  • the pair of rim cushion rubbers 17 and 17 are arranged on the outer sides in the tire width direction of the left and right bead cores 11 and 11 and the bead fillers 12 and 12, respectively, and constitute left and right bead portions.
  • the end portion of the rim cushion rubber 17 on the outer side in the tire radial direction is inserted into the lower layer of the sidewall rubber 16 and sandwiched between the sidewall rubber 16 and the carcass layer 13. ing.
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a tread surface of the pneumatic tire shown in FIG.
  • the figure shows a tread pattern of a summer tire.
  • the tire circumferential direction refers to the direction around the tire rotation axis.
  • the pneumatic tire 1 is arranged in a plurality of circumferential main grooves 2 extending in the tire circumferential direction, a plurality of land portions 3 partitioned by the circumferential main grooves 2, and the land portions 3.
  • a plurality of lug grooves 4 are provided in the tread portion (see FIG. 2).
  • five rows of land portions 3 are partitioned by four circumferential main grooves 2.
  • Each land portion 3 has a lug groove 4 that is penetrating or not penetrating.
  • the circumferential main groove 2 refers to a circumferential groove having a groove width of 4.0 [mm] or more.
  • the groove width of the circumferential main groove 2 is measured by excluding a notch or a chamfer formed in the groove opening.
  • the silica content of the rubber compound constituting the cap tread tends to be increased.
  • silica has high insulating properties, when the silica content of the cap tread increases, the resistance value of the cap tread increases and the charging suppression performance of the tire decreases.
  • FIG. 3 and 4 are explanatory views showing the antistatic structure of the pneumatic tire shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a modified example of the earth tread described in FIG.
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a sectional view in the tire meridian direction at the position where the earth tread 5 is arranged
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 schematically show the arrangement structure of the earth tread 5 and peripheral members. ing.
  • the pneumatic tire 1 includes the earth tread 5 that is exposed on the tread surface of the tread rubber 15, penetrates the cap tread 151 and the undertread 152, and comes into conductive contact with the belt layer 14.
  • the earth tread 5 is made of a conductive rubber material having a lower resistivity than the tread rubber 15, and specifically has a resistivity of 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 [ ⁇ ⁇ cm] or less.
  • Such an earth tread 5 is produced, for example, by blending 40 parts by weight or more, preferably 45 to 70 parts by weight of carbon black in 100 parts by weight of a diene rubber base material.
  • conductive agents such as an antistatic agent, a conductive plasticizer, and a metal salt, may be added, for example.
  • the resistivity is calculated based on the resistance value between the tread surface and the rim when a voltage of 1000 V is applied under the conditions of temperature: 15-30 ° C. and humidity: 60% or less.
  • the earth tread 5 has a widened portion 51 whose cross-sectional area is widened toward the contact surface with the belt layer 14 at the contact portion with the belt layer 14.
  • the contact area between the earth tread 5 and the belt layer 14 is expanded and the contact state between the earth tread 5 and the belt layer 14 as compared with the configuration in which the base of the earth tread 5 has a straight shape with an equal width. Is stably secured, and the conductivity from the belt layer 14 to the earth tread 5 is improved.
  • the contact between the earth tread 5 and the belt layer 14 means the contact between the earth tread 5 and the cord rubber of the outermost belt ply (the belt cover 143 in FIG. 3) of the belt layer 14.
  • the earth tread 5 has a straight shape with an equal width at the through portion with respect to the cap tread 151 and at the through portion with respect to the under tread 152 in a sectional view in the tire meridian direction.
  • the belt layer 14 is gradually widened toward the belt layer 14 and is in contact with the outer peripheral surface (the outer peripheral surface in the tire radial direction) of the belt layer 14.
  • the contact surface with respect to the belt layer 14 of the undertread 152 has a planar shape, the undertread 152 and the belt layer 14 are in surface contact, and the contact area and the contact state of both are suitably ensured.
  • the width W1 of the tread surface of the earth tread 5 and the width W2 of the contact surface with the belt layer 14 have a relationship of W1 ⁇ W2.
  • the width W1 and the width W2 of the earth tread 5 are in the ranges of 0.5 [mm] ⁇ W1 ⁇ 2.0 [mm] and 1.0 [mm] ⁇ W2 ⁇ 3.0 [mm]. It is preferable. Thereby, the electrical conductivity from the contact surface with the belt layer 14 of the earth tread 5 to the tread surface is ensured appropriately.
  • the width W1 is measured as a distance in the tire width direction of the exposed portion of the tread surface of the tread 5 in a cross-sectional view in the tire meridian direction.
  • the width W2 is measured as a distance in the tire width direction of the contact surface between the earth tread 5 and the belt layer 14 in a sectional view in the tire meridian direction.
  • the widened portion 51 of the earth tread 5 has a parabolic side shape that is convex in the tire width direction. That is, the widened portion 51 of the earth tread 5 has a shape in which the left and right side portions are widened toward the contact surface with the belt layer 14 while expanding in the tire width direction. Thereby, the cross-sectional shape of the widened part 51 in the contact surface of the earth tread 5 and the belt layer 14 is optimized.
  • the convex amount d of the widened portion 51 is preferably in the range of 0.2 [mm] ⁇ d ⁇ 1.0 [mm]. Thereby, the convex amount d of the widened portion 51 is optimized.
  • the convex amount d of the widened portion 51 is the point at which the widened portion 51 starts to widen toward the contact surface with the belt layer 14 and the contact between the widened portion 51 and the belt layer 14 in a sectional view in the tire meridian direction. It is measured as the maximum convex amount with reference to an imaginary line connecting the points at the end of the surface.
  • the base angle ⁇ of the widened portion 51 is preferably in the range of 60 [deg] ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 80 [deg]. For example, when ⁇ ⁇ 60 [deg], D2 becomes small. Therefore, when the region (cross-sectional area) of the widened portion 51 becomes, it is not preferable because the effect of reducing electrical resistance becomes small. On the other hand, if it exceeds 80 [deg] ⁇ , the cross-sectional area of the cap tread 151 decreases, and the steering stability decreases, which is not preferable (when the width of W2 is considered to be fixed).
  • the base angle ⁇ of the widened portion 51 is measured as an angle formed by the side surface of the widened portion 51 and the belt layer 14 on the contact surface between the earth tread 5 and the belt layer 14 in a cross-sectional view in the tire meridian direction.
  • the overall height D1 of the earth tread 5 and the height D2 of the widened portion 51 of the earth tread 5 have a relationship of 0.1 ⁇ D2 / D1 ⁇ 0.3. Is preferred. For example, when D2 / D1 ⁇ 0.1, the region (cross-sectional area) of the widened portion 51 becomes small, and the effect of reducing electrical resistance becomes small. Further, when 0.3 ⁇ D2 / D1, it is preferable because the cross-sectional area of the ground compound in the tread center portion is too large (cap compound is reduced), and the dry steering stability performance and wet steering stability of the tire are lowered. Absent.
  • the overall height D1 of the earth tread 5 is measured as the distance from the exposed surface of the tread surface of the earth tread 5 to the contact surface with the belt layer 14. Further, the height D ⁇ b> 2 of the widened portion 51 is measured as the distance from the starting point of the side surface shape protruding in the tire width direction of the earth tread 5 to the contact surface with respect to the belt layer 14.
  • the earth tread 5 has an annular structure extending over the entire circumference of the tire.
  • the earth tread 5 is disposed in the center of the land portion 3 on the tire equator plane CL, and is disposed in the rib-shaped land portion 3 continuous in the tire circumferential direction.
  • the earth tread 5 continuously extends in the tire circumferential direction while a part of the earth tread 5 is exposed to the tread surface. Accordingly, the exposed portion of the earth tread 5 is always in contact with the road surface when the tire is in contact with the ground.
  • the earth tread 5 and the lug groove 4 or sipe (not shown) on the tread surface may be arranged to intersect each other. As described above, even if the earth tread 5 is partially divided in the tire circumferential direction by the lug groove 4 or the sipe, a conductive path through the earth tread 5 is appropriately secured.
  • the earth tread 5 has a straight shape with an equal width in the tread tread side portion with respect to the widened portion 51.
  • the present invention is not limited thereto, and as shown in FIG. 5, the earth tread 5 may have a shape in which the width is narrowed from the widened portion 51 toward the tread surface.
  • the cap tread 151 has a resistivity of 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 10 [ ⁇ ⁇ cm] or more. That is, when the cap tread 151 has such a high resistivity, the above-described earth tread 5 is preferably applied.
  • the cap tread 151 is an insulating rubber containing 100 parts by weight of a rubber base material and containing at least 65 parts by weight of silica and 30 parts by weight or less, preferably 10 parts by weight or less, and more preferably substantially free of carbon black.
  • the material is adopted.
  • the rubber substrate is produced by combining one or more diene rubbers such as natural rubber (NR), styrene / butadiene rubber (SBR), butadiene rubber (BR), and isoprene rubber (IR). Can be done.
  • NR natural rubber
  • SBR styrene / butadiene rubber
  • BR butadiene rubber
  • IR isoprene rubber
  • known additives such as sulfur, a vulcanization accelerator, and an antioxidant may be added.
  • the under tread 152 has a resistivity of 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 10 [ ⁇ ⁇ cm] or less. That is, when the under tread 152 has such a low resistivity, a conductive path from the belt layer 14 to the earth tread 5 through the under tread 152 is secured. At this time, in particular, since the widened portion 51 of the earth tread 5 has a side surface shape that is convex in the tire width direction, the under tread 152 and the earth tread are compared with a configuration in which the under tread has a straight shape (not shown). The contact area with 5 increases, and the conductive efficiency from the undertread 152 to the earth tread 5 is improved.
  • the loss tangent tan ⁇ _ut of the undertread 152 is in the range of tan ⁇ _ut ⁇ 0.15. Further, the loss tangent tan ⁇ _ut of the undertread 152 and the loss tangent tan ⁇ _et of the earth tread 5 have a relationship of tan ⁇ _ut ⁇ tan ⁇ _et. As described above, the contact surface between the earth tread 5 and the belt layer 14 is formed by using the low-heat-generating under tread 152 and setting the loss tangent tan ⁇ _ut of the under tread 152 lower than the loss tang tan ⁇ _et of the earth tread 5. Separation can be suppressed.
  • the under tread 152 has a thickened portion 1522 in which the gauge is increased toward the contact surface with the earth tread 5 at the penetrating portion of the earth tread 5. Thereby, the contact area between the under tread 152 and the earth tread 5 is increased, and the conductive efficiency from the under tread 152 to the earth tread 5 is improved.
  • the gauge G1 of the flat portion 1521 of the undertread 152 and the gauge G2 of the thickened portion 1522 have a relationship of G1 ⁇ G2.
  • the gauge G1 and the gauge G2 of the undertread 152 have a relationship of 1.5 ⁇ G2 / G1 ⁇ 2.5.
  • the gauge G1 of the flat portion 1521 is (a) in the vicinity of the penetrating portion of the earth tread 5 among the gauges of the undertread 152 in the lower layer of the land portion 3 having the earth tread 5.
  • the area of the gauge excluding local irregularities such as a part where the gauge increases due to the thickened part 1522 and (b) a part where the undertread 152 is pressed by the molding die of the circumferential main groove 2 and the gauge decreases. Measured as an average value.
  • the gauge G2 of the thickened portion 1522 is measured as a gauge on the contact surface between the undertread 152 and the earth tread 5, as shown in FIGS. As the gauge G2 of the thickened portion 1522 is larger, the contact surface between the undertread 152 and the earth tread 5 is wider, and the conduction efficiency from the undertread 152 to the earth tread 5 is improved.
  • the earth tread 5 is disposed on the land portion 3 on the tire equatorial plane CL partitioned into the left and right circumferential main grooves 2, 2, and the cap tread 151 and the under tread 152 are moved from the tread tread. It penetrates in the tire radial direction and is in surface contact with the belt layer 14.
  • the height D ⁇ b> 2 of the widened portion 51 of the earth tread 5 and the gauge G ⁇ b> 2 of the thickened portion 1522 have substantially the same dimensions, and the substantially entire area of the widened portion 51 of the earth red 5 is It is embedded in the under tread 152 and is in surface contact with the under tread 152. Thereby, the contact area of the under tread 152 and the earth tread 5 is expanded.
  • the thickened portion 1522 of the undertread 152 gradually increases the gauge from the flat portion 1521 on the circumferential main groove 2 side toward the contact surface with the earth tread 5.
  • the thickened portion 1522 of the under tread 152 has a parabolic curved surface that protrudes toward the contact surface with the earth tread 5 at the contact surface with the cap tread 151. Thereby, the gauge of the cap tread 151 is secured, and the contact area between the undertread 152 and the earth tread 5 is efficiently expanded.
  • the resistivity of the cord rubber of the carcass layer 13 the resistivity of the coat rubber of each belt ply 141 to 143 of the belt layer 14, and the resistivity of the rim cushion rubber 17 are all 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 [ ⁇ ⁇ cm] or less is preferable.
  • the coat rubbers of the rim cushion rubber 17, the carcass layer 13, and the belt layer 14 can be conductive paths from the rim 10 to the earth tread 5, and therefore it is preferable that the resistivity be set low. Therefore, by setting the resistivity of these coat rubbers within the above range, the conductive efficiency from the rim 10 to the earth tread 5 is improved.
  • the wing tip 153 preferably has a resistivity of 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 8 [ ⁇ ⁇ cm] or more. Thereby, the rigidity of the wing tip 153 is ensured, and the wet performance of the tire is ensured.
  • the lower limit value of the resistivity of the above-mentioned earth tread 5, undertread 152, coat rubber of the belt layer 14, coat rubber of the carcass layer 13 and coat rubber of the rim cushion rubber 17, or the upper limit values of the cap tread 151 and the wing tip 153 are as follows. Although there is no particular limitation, since these are rubber members, they are physically restricted.
  • the resistivity of the rim cushion rubber 17 is 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 [ ⁇ ⁇ cm] or less, and as shown in FIG. It is preferable that the cross-sectional height H and the tire cross-sectional height SH have a relationship of 0.20 ⁇ H / SH. Thereby, the contact between the rim cushion rubber 17 having a low resistivity and the rim 10 is appropriately ensured.
  • the tire cross-section height SH refers to 1 ⁇ 2 of the difference between the tire outer diameter and the rim diameter.
  • the cross-sectional height H of the rim cushion rubber 17 refers to the distance to the outermost end portion in the tire radial direction of the exposed portion of the rim cushion rubber 17 on the tire side surface with reference to the measurement point of the rim diameter.
  • the pneumatic tire 1 includes the carcass layer 13, the belt layer 14, the tread rubber 15 having the cap tread 151 and the under tread 152, the pair of sidewall rubbers 16 and 16, and the pair of rims.
  • Cushion rubbers 17 and 17 and an earth tread 5 that is exposed to the tread rubber 15 and that passes through the cap tread 151 and the under tread 152 and contacts the belt layer 14 in a conductive manner (see FIG. 1).
  • the earth tread 5 has a widened portion 51 whose cross-sectional area is widened toward the contact surface with the belt layer 14 at the contact portion with the belt layer 14.
  • the widened portion 14 of the earth tread 5 has a side surface shape that is convex in the tire width direction (see FIGS. 3 and 4).
  • the earth tread 5 has the widened portion 51 at the contact portion with the belt layer 14, so that the earth tread 5 has a straight shape with a uniform width (not shown). And the contact area between the belt layer 14 and the contact state between the earth tread 5 and the belt layer 14 are stably secured.
  • the electroconductivity from the belt layer 14 to the earth tread 5 improves, and the electrical charging suppression performance of a tire improves.
  • the earth tread 5 has a shape in which the cross-sectional area is expanded toward the contact portion with the belt layer 14, the separation of the undertread 152 at the contact portion between the earth tread 5 and the belt layer 14 is effectively suppressed.
  • the widened portion 51 of the earth tread 5 has a side surface shape that is convex in the tire width direction, so that the widened portion 51 of the earth tread 5 protrudes in the tire width direction and swells,
  • the width increases toward the contact surface with the belt layer 14.
  • the electrical resistance value is efficiently compared with a configuration (not shown) having a trumpet tubular cross-sectional shape (a cross-sectional shape smoothly contacting with a curve such as an arc) in which the earth tread is concave in the tire width direction.
  • the cap tread 151 has a resistivity of 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 10 [ ⁇ ⁇ cm] or more, and the earth tread 5 has a resistance of 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 [ ⁇ ⁇ cm] or less. Rate (see FIG. 3).
  • the ground tread 5 having a low resistivity is applied to a configuration including the cap tread 151 having a high resistivity, whereby the effect of improving the antistatic performance of the tire by the ground tread 5 is significantly obtained. There is.
  • the under tread 152 has the thickened part 1522 which increased the gauge toward the contact surface with the earth tread 5 in the penetration part of the earth tread 5 (refer FIG. 3 and FIG. 4). ).
  • the undertread 152 and the earth tread 5 are compared with a configuration in which the undertread has a uniform thickness (not shown). Increases the contact area. Accordingly, there is an advantage that the conductivity of the energization path from the belt layer 14 to the earth tread 5 through the under tread 152 is improved, and the charging suppression performance of the tire is improved.
  • the under tread 152 has a resistivity of 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 10 [ ⁇ ⁇ cm] or less (see FIG. 3).
  • the undertread 152 having a low resistivity, there is an advantage that the conductivity of the energization path from the belt layer 14 to the earth tread 5 through the undertread 152 is improved.
  • the width W1 of the tread surface of the earth tread 5 and the width W2 of the contact surface with the belt layer 14 have a relationship of W1 ⁇ W2 (see FIG. 3).
  • the width W1 and the width W2 of the earth tread 5 are 0.5 [mm] ⁇ W1 ⁇ 2.0 [mm] and 1.0 [mm] ⁇ W2 ⁇ 3.0 [mm. ] (See FIG. 3).
  • W1 ⁇ 0.5 [mm] the conductivity of the earth tread 5 may be reduced, and if 2.0 [mm] ⁇ W1, the ground contact area of the cap tread 151 becomes small, and tire dryness may occur. Since performance and wet performance deteriorate, it is not preferable.
  • the gauge G1 of the flat portion 1521 of the undertread 152 and the gauge G2 of the thickened portion 1522 have a relationship of G1 ⁇ G2 (see FIG. 3).
  • the gauge G1 and the gauge G2 of the undertread 152 have a relationship of 1.5 ⁇ G2 / G1 ⁇ 2.5 (see FIG. 3).
  • route from the belt layer 14 via the undertread 152 to the earth tread 5 improves.
  • G2 / G1 ⁇ 1.5 the conductivity from the undertread 152 to the earth tread 5 decreases, and when 2.5 ⁇ G2 / G1, the gauge G1 of the undertread 152 becomes too thick and the tire This is not preferable because the steering stability performance is lowered.
  • the loss tangent tan ⁇ _ut of the undertread 152 and the loss tangent tan ⁇ _et of the earth tread 5 satisfy the conditions of tan ⁇ _ut ⁇ 0.15 and tan ⁇ _ut ⁇ tan ⁇ _et.
  • Such a configuration has an advantage that separation at the contact portion between the earth tread 5 and the belt layer 14 is suppressed by using the low-heat-generating undertread 152.
  • the earth tread 5 extends over the entire circumference of the tire (see FIG. 2).
  • the resistivity of the cord rubber of the carcass layer 13, the resistivity of the coat rubber of the belt layer 14, and the resistivity of the rim cushion rubber 17 are all 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 [ ⁇ ⁇ cm] or less. (See FIG. 1).
  • the conductivity of the conductive path from the rim 10 to the earth tread 5 through the rim cushion rubber 17, the carcass layer 13, and the belt layer 14 is appropriately ensured. Thereby, there exists an advantage which the electrical charging suppression performance of a tire improves.
  • the pneumatic tire 1 includes a wing tip 153 disposed at an end portion of the cap tread 151 (see FIG. 1). Further, the wing chip 153 has a resistivity of 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 8 [ ⁇ ⁇ cm] or more. Thereby, there exists an advantage by which the wet performance of a tire is ensured.
  • the resistivity of the rim cushion rubber 17 is 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 7 [ ⁇ ⁇ cm] or less, and the cross-sectional height H to the side edge portion of the rim cushion rubber 17 is equal to the tire.
  • the cross-sectional height SH has a relationship of 0.20 ⁇ H / SH (see FIG. 1).
  • the convex amount d of the widened portion 51 is in the range of 0.2 [mm] ⁇ d ⁇ 1.0 [mm] (see FIG. 4).
  • the base angle ⁇ of the widened portion 51 of the earth tread 5 is in the range of 60 [deg] ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 80 [deg] (see FIG. 4).
  • the overall height D1 of the earth tread 5 and the height D2 of the widened portion 51 have a relationship of 0.1 ⁇ D2 / D1 ⁇ 0.3 (see FIG. 4). . Accordingly, there is an advantage that the height D2 of the widened portion 51 of the earth tread 5 is appropriately secured, and the separation of the undertread 152 at the contact portion between the earth tread 5 and the belt layer 14 is effectively suppressed.
  • FIG. 6 is a chart showing the results of the performance test of the pneumatic tire according to the embodiment of the present invention.
  • test vehicle runs on a predetermined test course on the dry road and wet road, and a specialized test driver performs a feeling evaluation on the lane change performance and cornering performance.
  • This evaluation is performed by index evaluation using the conventional example as a reference (100), and the larger the value, the better.
  • the contact length [mm] between the earth tread 5, the belt layer 14 and the undertread 152 is measured by a cross-sectional view in the diamond meridian direction.
  • the earth tread has a straight shape with an equal width in a cross-sectional view in the tire meridian direction, and passes through only the cap tread from the tread tread and contacts the outer peripheral surface of the under tread. .
  • the earth tread has the same resistivity and loss tangent as the pneumatic tire of Example 1.
  • the under tread has a uniform gauge.
  • the earth tread has a straight straight shape in a cross-sectional view in the tire meridian direction, and penetrates both the cap tread and the under tread from the tread surface to the outer peripheral surface of the belt layer. In contact.
  • the earth tread has the same resistivity and loss tangent as the pneumatic tire of Example 1.
  • the under tread has a uniform gauge.
  • 1 pneumatic tire 2 circumferential main grooves, 3 land sections, 4 lug grooves, 5 earth treads, 51 widening sections, 10 rims, 11 bead cores, 12 bead fillers, 13 carcass layers, 14 belt layers, 141, 142 cross belts , 143 belt cover, 15 tread rubber, 151 cap tread, 152 under tread, 1521 flat part, 1522 thickened part, 153 wing tip, 16 side wall rubber, 17 rim cushion rubber

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Selon l'invention, ce pneu (1) est équipé : d'une couche de carcasse (13) ; d'une couche de ceinture (14) ; d'un caoutchouc de bande de roulement (15) qui possède une bande de roulement supérieure (151) et une bande de roulement inférieure (152) ; de deux caoutchoucs de flancs (16, 16) ; de deux caoutchoucs d'amortissement de jante (17, 17) ; d'une bande de roulement au sol (5) qui est exposée à la surface du caoutchouc de bande de roulement (15) et qui pénètre à travers la bande de roulement supérieure (151) et la bande de roulement inférieure (152) afin d'entrer en contact avec la couche de ceinture (14) de manière électriquement conductrice. En outre, la bande de roulement au sol (5) présente une section élargie (51), et la surface de la section élargie augmente vers la surface de contact avec la couche de ceinture (14), sur la partie de contact avec la couche de ceinture (14). De plus, la section élargie (51) de la bande de roulement au sol (5) présente un profil faisant saillie dans le sens de la largeur de la largeur du pneu.
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